
Premier League 2015-16 will get underway on 08th August 2015 with
defending champions Chelsea heading into the new season as slight
favourites compared to other three potential title challengers in Man
City, Arsenal and Manchester United.
Chelsea has not made any major
signing in the summer so far apart from letting Petre Cech join Arsenal
and their continues persuit of Everton’s young defender Stones but they
did bring in Rademal Falcao on season long loan from AS Monaco to fill
the gap left by Drogba.
We take a look at 4 title challengers and
predict how the Top 4 race will shape up during the course of the
season.
#1. CHELSEA (Bookmakers favorites)

Chelsea are odds on favourites to retain Premier League title but it
should be a lot more closer than last season when Chelsea won the league
quite comfortably and strolled home with ease in last few months of
2014-15 season. Diego Costa’s fitness and form will be the key for
Chelsea and if he remains fit and keep his last season’s form he will be
the key player for the blues.
If Jose Mourinho can turn around Falcao’s confidence and form they
will have two proven goal scorers in their very balanced squad for next
2-3 years. Teams like Arsenal, United and City will have to play superb
and consistant football to match Chelsea’s ability to get results even
without playing good football. They are favourites to retain the title
with early Odds: 6/4.
#2. MANCHESTER UNITED

United improved from their 7th place finish under David Moyes to 4th
in the league under new manager Louis Van Gaal in 2014-15 season. He was
not happy with the balance of the squad last season and their target
was the champions league place which they achieved after rather
difficult season where their top scorer was Van Persie with just 12
goals.
In the summer United have moved quick to sign some quality
players in Bastian Schweinsteiger, morgan schneiderlin, Memphis depay,
Sergio Romero and Matteo Darmian. While they let go players like Van
Persie, Nani.
United and Van Gaal are hoping that Wayne Rooney can rediscover his
goal scoring form and play a central role alongside Depay and
potentially one more new striker signing before the transfer window
shuts. Now if David Da Gea is to move away from United they are likely
to sign Ajax and Dutch keeper Jasper Cillessen which will somehow take a
few points away from United which De Gea earned them single handedly
last season.
But they do have much more balanced squad this season and
should do alot better than last season and I can see them pushing
Chelsea for the title.
#3. ARSENAL

Signing for Petr Cech might turned out to be what Arsenal were
lacking all these years without a premier league title. Arsenal tend to
start brightly but fade away in december-january time which cost them a
proper title challenge but with Cech and probably a top rated new
striker combined with very quality unchanged squad from last season
Arsene Wenger might just have a squad to go all the way and win the
premier league.
Arsenal have players like Danny Welbeck, Walcott, Sanchez and Giroud
who can score goals and player in multiple forward positions but
realistically they need a top class centre forward to stand chance
competing with Chelsea.
#4. MANCHESTER CITY

City were not good enough last season and their aging squad need
fresher legs and City signed 20 year old highly rated Rahim Sterling for
a massive GBP 49 million which will surely improve City but their star
players like Kompany and Yaya Toure are not the same as they are aging
and form as dipped since last season. Alot will depend on the form and
fitness of Premier league top scorer Sergio Aguero and his goals if City
were to mount a serious challenge for the title.
Since City are lining up a move for Pep Guardiola next season
regardless of the results this season, Manuel Pelligrini might not have
the full confidence from the players and board which will make his job
alot more difficult. I can not see them challenging for the title next
season unless they bring in couple of more highly rated young players
like Kevin De Bryun and Paul Pogba.
Premier League 2015-16 Top 4 Predictions & Key Players to watch out for
Reviewed by Big Trice
on
7/31/2015 08:32:00 am
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